God’s Continuing Love for Israel
So they awent from them;
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
With bands of love,
And aI was to them as those who take the yoke from their1 neck.
bI stooped and fed them.
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
Though1 they call to the Most High,
None at all exalt Him.
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like bAdmah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart1 churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
aFor I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not1 come with terror.
aHe will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
aLike a dove from the land of Assyria.
bAnd I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.
God’s Charge Against Ephraim
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the1 Holy One who is faithful.
| << Hosea 11:1 | Hosea 11:3 >> |
American Standard Version
The more `the prophets' called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
Amplified® Bible
The more [the prophets] called to them, the more they went from them; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning incense to the graven images.
Contemporary English Version
But as the saying goes, "The more they were called, the more they rebelled." They never stopped offering incense and sacrifices to the idols of Baal.
Darby English Version
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baals, and burned incense to graven images.
Good News Bible
But the more I called to him, the more he turned away from me. My people sacrificed to Baal; they burned incense to idols.
King James Version
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
New American Standard Bible
The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.
New International Version
But the more I called Israel,
the further they went from me.
They sacrificed to the Baals
and they burned incense to images.
New King James Version
As they called them,
So they went from them;
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.
Revised Standard Version
The more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Ba'als, and burning incense to idols.
Young's Literal Translation
They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.
New English Translation
But the more I summoned1 them, the farther they departed from me.2 They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.
| << Hosea 11:1 | Hosea 11:3 >> |
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